Lee Morais

Artist + Lee Morais

I have always been an artist, from finger painting in kindergarten, from a Master's degree to this morning, I have always had paint under my fingernails. When I attended Tulane University, I was the first male undergraduate art major at Newcomb College and was fortunate to have Hal Carney as a teacher and mentor who provided me with the example of life as an artist/teacher.

After getting an MFA at Indiana University, I taught painting and filmmaking at Michigan State, University of New Mexico, Towson University, the Maryland Institute of Art and The University of Maryland Baltimore County. I have been a teacher, painter, filmmaker, exhibit designer, and museum administrator.

The quote under my picture in my high school yearbook said: "Art is the secret to life." I believe it and have tried to live it. Art is my religion.

NEW ORLEANS 

Meet the Artists

Local art is the lifeblood of our culture and communities. We source work from hundreds of painters, muralists, sculptors, metal workers, printmakers, illustrators, photographers, and textile artists, every one of whom is part of your local community.

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Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristen Albrecht
LYRS
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabrielle Tolliver
Bayou Diminuendo
Emory Nolan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emory Nolan
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jeremy Paten
The Queen (Nancy)
Brent Houzenga Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brent Houzenga
Backboard for "NOLA has Wiiings"
BE3K . Painting
NEW ORLEANS
BE3K .
Ritual
Virginia Candler Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Virginia Candler
Head to Toe
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Saint of Lost Causes
Sean Randall Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Randall
Dr. John
Toné Lowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Toné Lowe
Bring Back Louisiana
Vergie Banks Painting
LAFAYETTE
Vergie Banks
Past Life
Jessie Chappuis Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessie Chappuis
Glissando
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connor McManus
CROWNED
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
When the River Can't Wait to Reach the Ocean
Kat Ryalls Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kat Ryalls
French Quarter Stroll
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lyla Clayre
"MOSES"
Rannie Howard Painting
KENNER/LOS ANGELES
Rannie Howard
Bring Back Louisiana
Vitus Shell Mixed Media / Painting
MONROE
Vitus Shell
Serenity
Anne McLeod Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne McLeod
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nurhan Gokturk
Let’s Have Brunch When This is All Over
Nancy Lassen Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Lassen
'You Know What the Ocean Is?' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Heather Bird Harris
Portals to Anywhere
Katie Yaquinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Yaquinto
Heron in the Mist Original Painting
Lorin Vieira Painting
BATON ROUGE
Lorin Vieira
Orchestra
Tony Hollums Painting
MARIGNY
Tony Hollums
A New Idea
Carolyn Busenlener Painting
PEARLINGTON
Carolyn Busenlener
Freezy Pop Time
Max Bernardi Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Max Bernardi
Transfiguration in Blue
Kate Hanrahan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kate Hanrahan
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
NEW ORLEANS
Ember Soberman
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
NEW ORLEANS
Devin De Wulf
On Days Like This - Abstract
Rachel Rice-Baham Painting / Mixed Media
DENHAM SPRINGS
Rachel Rice-Baham
"Large Square Louisiana Magnolia with Indigo"
Caroline Youngblood Painting
MONROE
Caroline Youngblood
Angels of the savannah
Amzie Adams Painting
MARIGNY
Amzie Adams
Summer Time Memories
Cassidy Breaux Painting
Cassidy Breaux
Magnolia Madame
Rayne Bories Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rayne Bories
Soft Serve at the Billy Goat Hole
Saegan Swanson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Saegan Swanson
Red Eye
Sean Clark Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Clark
St. Patricks Day
Charles Hoffacker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Charles Hoffacker
The Four Wise Men
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cheryl Anne Grace
Get the Shot! (Nutria)
Michael Slage Painting
HOUMA
Michael Slage
Golden Hour at Queenies
Spencer Schulz Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Spencer Schulz
Place in The Middle
Emily Pullin Painting
RUSTON
Emily Pullin
Delight
Natalie Acquistapace Painting
FOLSOM
Natalie Acquistapace
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Paige DeVries
Rhapsody 2
Sadako Lewis Painting
DIAMONDHEAD
Sadako Lewis
"Annie"
Brett Henderson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brett Henderson
Muddy Waters
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lucille Anderson
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Margaux Hymel
Reflections 3
Antonio Ferachi Painting
PLAQUEMINE
Antonio Ferachi
I'm Taking a Walk
Maggie Jones Boudreaux Painting
RUSTON
Maggie Jones Boudreaux
Emotional Fury #2
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
La Mer
Charissa Owens Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Charissa Owens
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Abstraction
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rebecca Birtel Madura
RedBean the Crawfish for Bring Back Louisiana
Adam Sambola Painting
SLIDELL
Adam Sambola
Envy or Expansion?
Emily Lovejoy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emily Lovejoy
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Singleton
April Sunrise (Original Oil Painting)
Stephen Rooney Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephen Rooney
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessica Strahan
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Daryl D. Johnson
Paradise
Malak Morgan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Malak Morgan
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Leroy Miranda Jr.
View from the Levee
Stephanie Reed Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephanie Reed
Jungle Justice
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
Uptown Ruler
Nicole Ockmond Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nicole Ockmond
Street Parade
Ayodele Owolabi Painting
JEFFERSON
Ayodele Owolabi
Sweetness Overload
Camille Barnes Visionary Design LLC
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Camille Barnes
"India"
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ceaux .
Marsh Island
Jata Craighill Painting
GULF COAST
Jata Craighill
"Brown Skin Girl" NOCII Corset Belt
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Queen Hope Parker
I Wish I Knew
Catherine Walker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Catherine Walker
Ascension Original Framed Painting
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly Gator Girl Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
Irish Channel, framed
Josie Azuma Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Josie Azuma
Twilight Azure
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sarah Nelson
Bring Back Louisiana
Leah Morace Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Leah Morace
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne Blenker
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flores New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabriel Flores
Scene from 'Alligator' (1980)
Thomas Deaton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Thomas Deaton
PIGGY BACK
Roz LeCompte Painting
BROUSSARD
Roz LeCompte
Awaken I
Matt Litchliter Mixed Media / Painting
NORTHSHORE
Matt Litchliter
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
NEW ORLEANS
Louise Guidry
Nanny of the Maroons
Danielle Keys Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Danielle Keys
La ville se reveille (The city awakens)
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Super Sonic
Debbie Boyd Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Debbie Boyd
Krewe of Nyx Parade
John Turner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
John Turner
The Promise
Mary Scinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Scinto
"Red Sky at Night" homage to David Gilmour
George McClements Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George McClements
Ego - Print
Shelby Little Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Shelby Little
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rise Delmar Ochsner
Our Business Stinks But It's Picking Up
Miro Hoffmann Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Miro Hoffmann
I’ll Have Raspberries, Please.
Cathie Stuckey Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cathie Stuckey
Givers and Takers
Maddie Stratton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Maddie Stratton
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Drew Cooke
BARN #1
Ron Smith Painting
SHREVEPORT
Ron Smith
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emma Fick
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ella Albrecht
Grey Green Ladder
Julie Silvers Julie Silvers Art
Painting
OLD METAIRIE
Julie Silvers
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
NEW ORLEANS
MILAGROS Collective
May the Path Rise to Meet You
Malaika Favorite Painting
GEISMAR
Malaika Favorite
Swamp Creatures
Morgan Allain Painting
LAKE CHARLES
Morgan Allain
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George Dolgy
Banana flower 2
Katie Kut Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Kut
The Flambeaux
Connie Kittok Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connie Kittok
The Dress
Alanna Ali Painting
BATON ROUGE
Alanna Ali
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Alexandra Kilburn
Days Like This II
Cierra English Painting
BATON ROUGE
Cierra English
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